Otto Meyerhof was a German-born biochemist, who won the 1923 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Archibald Vivian Hill, for his work
on muscle metabolism. He emigrated to the United States in 1940 to escape Nazi Germany, and accepted a position at the University
of Pennsylvania School of Medicine as professor of biochemistry. This small but important collection documents a range of
professional and personal activities of Otto Meyerhof, and consists of correspondence and professional papers.

title

Otto Meyerhof Papers

creator

Meyerhof, Otto, 1884-1951,

id

UPT 50 M613

repository

University of Pennsylvania University Archives and Records Center

extent

1 cubic feet

inclusive date

1900-1980

bulk date

abstract/scope/contents

Otto Meyerhof was a German-born biochemist, who won the 1923 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Archibald Vivian Hill, for his work
on muscle metabolism. He emigrated to the United States in 1940 to escape Nazi Germany, and accepted a position at the University
of Pennsylvania School of Medicine as professor of biochemistry. This small but important collection documents a range of
professional and personal activities of Otto Meyerhof, and consists of correspondence and professional papers.